Good, and I do believe he is right in many aspects. I think the UK government is just too afraid to actually address the problem so it pretends that the problem is not there.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/britain-named-extremist-hub-20100116-mdci.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/world/britain-named-extremist-hub-20100116-mdci.htmlBRITAIN has the greatest number of Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaeda of any Western country and poses a grave risk to international security, the US Government believes.
Terrorist groups are using Britain as a base to plot attacks around the world, say officials.
American leaders believe the Government is failing to combat the threat of extremism among Muslims living in Britain.
''The UK has the greatest concentration of active al-Qaeda supporters of any Western country,'' a senior US official told London's Daily Telegraph. ''As a result, no Western country has been more threatened than the UK, but the UK-based al-Qaeda network poses not only a potent threat to Britain but to the rest of the world.''
The disclosure of American fears will increase transatlantic tensions over the attempted terrorist attack on an airliner above Detroit last month.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the would-be suicide bomber, has said his attack was inspired and directed by al-Qaeda.
It has been claimed he was radicalised in London, where the Nigerian was a student between 2005 and 2008. British officials insist that he became a terrorist in Yemen.
US officials believe European Muslims are more likely than their US counterparts to subscribe to extremist doctrines. The US prides itself on ''assimilating'' all immigrant groups into mainstream culture, while European nations including Britain have pursued a policy of multiculturalism. Critics say it leaves Muslims at risk of being alienated from wider society and susceptible to radical movements.
''The level of al-Qaeda activity in Britain is becoming a major source of concern,'' said a senior US State Department official. ''(Its) ability to use Britain as a base to plot terror attacks constitutes a serious threat to the security of Britain and other Western countries.''
The failed Detroit attack has renewed attention on Britain's record in dealing with terrorism.
Abdulmutallab's attack was the second al-Qaeda attempt to bring down a US-bound plane that could be linked to Britain. In 2001, Richard Reid, of London, tried to explode a bomb in his shoe on a flight to Miami.
Among some US politicians and security experts, London has been dubbed ''Londonistan'' because of the presence of so many radical Muslims and mosques with connections to extremist preachers.
British universities are a particular concern. Abdulmutallab was president of the Islamic Society at University College London in 2006-2007.
Although the July 7 bombings in London in 2005 were the only fatal al-Qaeda attacks in Britain, many other plots have been disrupted. Jonathan Evans, the head of MI5, said in 2008 that his service was aware of about 2000 radicalised Muslims in Britain who might be involved in terrorism plots. The US believes that number has since risen.
US intelligence officers are also concerned about the number of British Muslims travelling to Yemen to become involved in extremist activity.
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